1. Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 Training Workshop

2. What’s New In ASP.NET Web Forms 4
Name
Title
Organization
ESTIMATED TIME:
60 minutes

3. Objectives How is client-side development made easier?
How can I achieve more control over my application?
How are the existing server controls enhanced?

4. Client ID Control 1) Master Page (No ID) Hierarchy
2) User Control (“HeaderForm”)
3) Drop Down List (“States”)
Resulting Client IDs:
ctl00
ctl00_HeaderForm
ctl00_HeaderForm_States

5. ViewState Mode
If you do this…
Then neither this…
Nor this…
Will work

6. Client ID ViewState Mode

7. Product/{name} -> Product.aspx
Routing
ASP.NET Routing
Route:
Product/{name} -> Product.aspx
Request:
Products/Bikes
WebForms Page
File Name:
Product.aspx
Route Values:
Name = “Bikes”
Response

8. Routing

9. QueryExtender LINQ To SQL Data Source Entity Data Source
Uses arbitrary language
Difficult to extend
Uses Entity SQL
Difficult to extend
Query
Extender
Uses Parameters
Very easy to perform advanced queries

10. What investments have been made to the existing controls?

11. Misc Control Enhancements
FormView
Can remove superflous <table>
GridView
Allows styling of header columns when sorted
Works without ViewState
Supports persisted selection
3) ListView
No longer requires a LayoutTemplate

12. Misc Control Enhancements (cont.)
CompareValidator
Supports Time and DateTime
2) LinqDataSource
Allows you to write queries using LINQ
3) DataPager
Works with GridView, DetailsView, and FormView

13. QueryExtender Control Enhancements

14. Summary
The new client ID and ViewState mode features give you better control over your application
Routing integration allows you to easily customize your sitemap
New server control enhancements make leveraging the existing control suite easier